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Published: June 24, 2010
It will be New Zealand and Paraguay meeting in their final game in Group F action from World Cup 2010 on Thursday morning.
The start this contest from Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane South Africa at 10AM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN2. .
The three way betting line opened up with Paraguay a -230 favorite to win the Draw second favorite at +300 and for a New Zealand victory the take back came in at +650. The total came in at 2 ½ goals with the over and under returning -110 on both sides.
The bettors came in early with their money on the South American squad as Paraguay is now -200 favorite to win the draw is at +325 and for a New Zealand win +665 to pull out the upset win. The total has come in under from the wagering public as it now returns -145 with over 2 ½ goals an underdog at +115.
Paraguay sits atop Group F with a win and a draw with 4 points. New Zealand sits tied for 2nd place in the group with two draws and 2 points.
Following their 1-1 draw with Italy to open their World Cup 2010 play it was Paraguay registering the 2-0 victory against Slovakia.
Paraguay opened up the scoring with a goal by Enrique Vera in minute 27 and that was followed up in the 86th minute by a Christian Riveros goal to ice the game.
Paraguay controlled the ball 49% of the time and had 5 accurate shots on goal to Slovakia’s 1.
New Zealand had the easiest course for World Cup 2010 qualification.
They opened up play with a 1-1 tie against Slovakia. The team then faced the defending World Cup champion and drew 1-1 with Italy on June 20th.
New Zealand got on the board first with a goal by Shane Smeltz in the 7th minute but gave up the equalizer to Vincenzo Iaquinta in minute 29 on a penalty kick.
New Zealand controlled the ball just 43% of the game and had only 1 accurate shot on goal to Italy’s 7.
A win or draw by Paraguay and they qualify for the knockout stages.
A loss by Paraguay with a victory by Italy and Paraguay is eliminated from World Cup 2010.
Should Paraguay lose and Slovakia win Paraguay would have to win the two tie breakers. Paraguay owns a +4 goal differential and has scored 2 more goals than Slovakia in World Cup play.
A victory by New Zealand qualifies the club for the knockout stages.
A loss eliminates New Zealand from World Cup 2010.
A draw by New Zealand and a win by either Italy or Slovakia eliminates New Zealand. Should New Zealand draw and Italy draw the team that scores more goals in their game qualifies. If they both draw and score an equal amount of goals they will draw lots for second place in Group F.
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